Serologic responses after vaccination of fennec foxes (Vulpes zerda) and meerkats (Suricata suricatta) with a live, canarypox-vectored canine distemper virus vaccine

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 326-330

  Coke, Rob L ^a,d   Backues, Kay A ^c   Hoover, John P ^a   Saliki, Jeremiah T ^a   Ritchey, Jerry W ^a   West, Gary D ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

^c Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum   (United States)

^d San Antonio Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Canarypox vectored vaccine; Canine distemper virus; Fennec fox; Meerkat; Suricata suricatta; Vulpes zerda

Indexed keywords

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; SURICATA SURICATTA; VULPES ZERDA;

EID: 24644448209     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-039.1     Document Type: Article

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